Mother–child separation harms children's development. This concern is particularly relevant
in rapidly urbanizing societies with massive migration. However, factors that increase the …

In this paper I examine the evolution of parental gender preferences in Argentina (ie, parents
who prefer a certain gender composition in their children). To do this, I use census microdata …

Corporate risk-taking is a crucial factor that influences firm growth, performance, and
survival. Based on the socioemotional wealth and agency theories, we investigate the effect …

Arbitrary age-cutoff dates used for eligibility in schooling and organized sports create
differential opportunities for children that can have long-term consequences. These …

In this paper, we challenge the idea that the French tax-benefit system” makes work pay” for
single parents and analyse reactions following a randomised intensive welfare-to-work …

This article inspects the relationship between fertility and employment, providing an
explanatory mixed-method analysis to gauge their nexus for rural and urban Albania over …

There has been a puzzle in China that despite the increasingly ageing population in recent
years, the demand for nursing homes continues to decline. This paper provides a new …

Preference for sons has been shown in various ways, but is it still up to date? I investigate
how sex preference has evolved during the past 50 years using population-wide data from …

Parental gender preferences may affect partnership decisions and as a result lead to early
life disadvantages. We study these preferences in five post‐communist countries of Central …

This paper examines the impact of public pension programs on parental investment and the
gender gap among children in developing countries. Exploiting the phased rollout of China's …